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APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1905.

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GARDEN-PLOW.

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Beit known that I, l/VILLIAM E. HAwKINs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of McGaheysville, in the county of Rockingham and Stateof Virginia, have made certainv new and useful Improvements inGarden-Flows, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention is an improvement in garden implements, being especiallydesigned for use in plowing and cultivating small plots of ground suchas are commonly used for household gardens 5 and the invention consistsin. certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an implementembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section on about line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating a somwhatdifferent construction in connection with the handles.

As shown, the implement comprises the wheel A, the beam B, andthehandle-bars C. The wheel A is ournaled at C in the handlebars C, andthese handle-bars C are deflected inwardly at CZ immediately in advanceof the wheel A, and thence extend forward parallel to each other and arelapped at their front ends on opposite sides of the beam B and aresecured thereto by the bolt D, which bolt is passed through a slot B,the latter being elongated in the direction of length of the beam, sothe handle-bars may be adjusted at their front ends along the beam asmay be desired.

In rear of the journal C the handle-bars curve upwardly and flare towardtheir rear ends, where they are provided with the handholds C3, as shownin full lines, Fig. 1, and in dotted lines in Fig. 3. In some instancesit is desired to provide a pushebar C4, against which the body of thegardener'may press in pushing the machine forward, and this is shown inFig. 3 of the drawings. In this construction it will be noticed thepush-bar C4 Iits at its ends upon the tangs C5, receving the handheldsC3, and the latter arethreaded to receive the nuts C, by which the barC4 may be secured.

It will be noticed from Fig. 1 that the beam curves downwardly from itsfront end to the bearings C', and thence upwardly to the handholds, thecurve of the beam from front to rear being gradual and continuous.Immediately in rear of the wheel A the handle-bars Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May l5, 1906. Serial No. 316,915.

Patented sept? 4, 1906.

C are connected by a cross-bar E, bolted at E to the handlebars andprovided midway betw-een its ends with a bolt F for securing the beam inthe manner presently described. The beam B is adapted at its front endB2 to receive any suitable draft device and curves upwardly and thenceover the Wheel A and down in rear of the wheel and is adapted at itslower end in rear of the wheel to receive a shovel G or other suitabletool, the tool being removably held by a bolt G, and it being understoodthat lany suitable plowing or cultivating tool may be substituted forthe shovel G shown. The beam B extends on a continuous unbroken curveover and down in rear of the wheel A, and by preference this beam ismade of a main section which extends to a point in rear of the wheel,and a standard-section, consisting of the spaced-apart side bars l),lapped at their upper ends on opposite sides of the main section of thebeam and secured thereto by bolts b. (See Fig. 1.) It ma be desired toadjust the standard-section re` atively to the main section of the beam,and for such reason a plurality of holes b2 for the bolts b maybeprovided, so the standard-section may be adjusted up and down upon therear end of the main section. The standardsection is secured adjustablyto the cross-bar E by the bolt F, the latter extending between the sidebars b of the standard-section, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be noticed from Fig. 1 that the beam and the handle-bars bothextend on a continuous curve from end to end, and the curvature of thebeam is the reverse of that of the handle-bars, When it is desired toadjust the standard-section up or down at its lower end, this may beeffected by releasing the nut on the bolt D and adjusting the boltwithin the slot l2 to secure the desired elevation of the tool on thelower end of the standard-section. I may secure a further adjustment ofthe standard by means of the bolts b in connection with the series ofholes b2, as before described, and adjustment may be secured by thejoint action of the bolt within the slot B and the adjustment of thestandard-section relatively to the main section of the beam, as beforedescribed.

The construction is simple, inexpensive, easily operated, and will bedurable in use.

In practice the implement may be pushed by the o erator, or, whendesired, a small boy can pul on the front end of the beam by means of arope connected at B2.

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In Fig. 2 I show a construction whereby ball-bearings may be utilized injournaling the wheel A. In this construction a crossbolt H between thehandle-bars receives a sleeve H', on which the hub of the wheel turns,the hub being grooved at its ends to form a ballrace, and caps H2threading on the ends of the hub to retain the balls.

I claiml. The implement herein described, comprising the beam slottedlongitudinally near vits front end, and curving thence upwardly with itsrear `end curved downwardly and slightly toward the front, thehandle-bars lapping at their front ends on opposite sides of the slottedportion of the beam, and exF tending thence rearwardly, and spread apartto receive a wheel and having bearings therefor, the handle-bars curvingdownwardly and upwardly from their front toward their rear ends, andextending at their rear ends past the downwardly-curved portion of thebeam, and on opposite sides thereof, a bolt connecting the front ends ofthe handle-bars and extending through the slot in the beam, a wheel journaled in the handle-bars, a crossbar between the handle-bars, and abolt securing the beam to the said cross-bar, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination in an implement substantially as described, of thewheel, the han dle-bars having bearings for the wheel and curving thenceupwardly toward its front and rear ends on a continuous curve, the beamextending on a curved line over the wheel and projecting at its frontend in advance of the handle-bars and extending at its rear portionbetween the handle-b ars in rear of the wheel, means for adjustablysecuring the front end ofthe handle-b ars to the beam, and means foradjustably connecting the beam in rear of the wheel with the handlebars,substantially as set forth.

3. An implement substantially as described, comprising the wheel, thehandlebars provided between their ends with bearings for the wheel andcurving thence upwardly toward their front and rear ends, a beamadjustably connecting near its front end with the front ends of thehandle-b ars and extending thence over the wheel and thence downwardlyin rear of the wheel, and composed of a main section and astandard-section connected adjustably therewith, a crossbar between thehandle-bars in rear of the wheel, and a bolt securing thestandard-section of the beam to the cross-b ar whereby the beam may beladjusted along the handle-bar, all substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

` WILLIAM E. HAWKINS.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMON, PERRY B. TURPIN.

